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October 19, 2017

 

Signing in Gettysburg introduces new book

by Chester County author Bruce Mowday

Howard Wert’s Gettysburg released by Schiffer Publishing

 

          WEST CHESTER _  J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg, detailing the largest private collection of artifacts from the Civil War battle and the family that collected historical items for more than a century, was released this month by Schiffer Publishing of Atglen.

Chester County co-author Bruce Mowday will be signing books at the Gettysburg Tour Center, 778 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Mowday wrote the book with G. Craig Caba, curator of the J. Howard Wert collection.

“The collection contains many significant pieces of American history, including the podium used by Abraham Lincoln during the Gettysburg Address and other items from the day Lincoln made his famous speech,” Mowday said. “I was honored to be asked by Craig to record the history of the artifacts and the amazing Wert family. Schiffer did its usual fantastic job in designing and printing the book.”

Mowday has a number of other talks and signings upcoming on the Wert book, including a talk in King of Prussia on October 25 before a group of retired workers from the Lockheed company. Mowday will also speak on Wert and his Gettysburg book Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story, on November 6 at the Norristown Civil War Round Table at the Montgomery County Historical Society at 7:00 p.m. He will talk about the Wert book on November 21  at a Shriners’ meeting at Thorndale Inn at 6:00 p.m.

During Heritage weekend in Gettysburg celebrating Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Mowday will have four signings in three days. On November 17 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. he’ll be at the Gettysburg Heritage Center, 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg. He’ll join Caba on Saturday, November 18 at the Heritage Center from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Mowday will again be at the Heritage Center on Sunday, November 19 from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

On Saturday, November 18 Mowday will be at the book store, For The Historian, 42 York St., Gettysburg from 10:00 until noon.

Mowday is also scheduled to give a talk on the Wert book on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 North High Street, West Chester, at 7 p.m.

“This book is more than just artifacts, it is the story of the Wert family,” Mowday said. “The family was active and took part in dangerous activities to help escaped slaves from the South. J. Howard was a spy during the battle of Gettysburg and was captured by the Confederates. Also, the family had many ties to the American Revolution and the French and Indian Wars.”

The Wert family knew abolitionist Congressman Thaddeus Stevens and many of the artifacts from Stevens, including his famous walking stick, are in the collection. A Chester County connection exists as a letter written by famous author Bayard Taylor of Kennett Square and a pipe used by his brother Charles, who was killed at Gettysburg are included.

“I have a personal connection to the collection,” Mowday said. “My relatives fought in a New York unit commanded by General Francis Barlow, who was severely wounded at Gettysburg. Barlow’s saddle is in the collection. I had a chance to touch that saddle. I assume my relatives saw the saddle but I wonder if they also touched it.”

Signed copies of the book can be obtained from Mowday by contacting him at mowday@mowday.com. The book costs $34.99 and included 127 color photographs. The book is also available through Schiffer Publishing and on the internet.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, and Philadelphia and local television shows. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. For more information on Mowday, his books and his schedule of events, see www.mowday.com.

Mowday will have J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg and many of his other books at various book signings and talks in the coming weeks. His schedule includes a talk on the Battle of Brandywine on October 24 at the Chadds Ford Civic Association at the Brandywine River Museum at 7:00 p.m.; a book signing on November 2 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Tel Hai Merchant Fair; a speaking engagement at the Lower Providence Historical Society breakfast fundraiser at 8:30 a.m. at Chadwick’s on Lafayette and the battle of Brandywine; and a talk on his first Civil War book, Unlikely Allies, at the Lancaster Civil War Round Table at the Lititz Public Library on November 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Mowday wrote a book on the infamous Johnston gang and he will talk about the book and also a showing of the movie At Close Range about the Johnstons will be held at Canvas at Valley Forge on November 13 at 6:30 p.m.

On November 14, Mowday will give a talk on Jim Herr and his Life With Flavor book at the Christ Memorial Lutheran Church, Malvern, at 7:00 p.m.

In December he’s be signing books at the Downingtown branch of Citadel F.C.U. from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. He’ll also be conducting signings at the Exton location of Barnes & Noble from 11 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on December 16 and 23 and also from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 on December 24.

Mowday will also give a talk on Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware’s Prison Community During The Civil War on December 13 before the Jersey Shore Civil War Round Table in Toms River, N.J., at 7:00 p.m.

October 11, 2017

Mowday Group, Inc. celebrates 20^th anniversary 

       DOWNINGTOWN _ The Mowday Group, Inc. is celebrating its 20^th anniversary of assisting clients. The company offers media relations and publishing consulting services.

“I remember the day in October 1997 that I walked out of the office of the old Daily Local News building in West Chester to begin my new company,” said President Bruce E. Mowday. “I had worked in journalism for more than 20 years as a reporter and editor. My last position was of managing editor. I had an idea for a company that would assist non-profits, for-profits, journalists and the public. The longevity of my company proves my entrepreneurial idea was valid.”

During the past two decades the Mowday Group has worked with business organizations, such as Chester County Economic Development Council, many professional firms, such as banks and legal offices, governmental entities and a number of non-profit organizations, such as the YMCA.

“I’m selective when I engage new clients. I work with organizations and individuals that are honest and have a valuable service to offer to the public,” Mowday said. “I’m also a firm believer in giving back to the community.”

Mowday has served as president of the boards of the Chester County Historical Society and Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He was also a member of the Downingtown Main Street Association. Currently, he serves on the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Association where he served as president.

The Mowday Group offers consulting services on media relations, public relations and publishing. Mowday has authored more than 15 books on history, business, sports and true crime and has helped many local authors with publishing questions. His latest book published by Barricade Books of New York is Selling Your Book: A Step by Step Guide For Promoting And Selling Your Book. 

            “I receive many inquiries about today’s publishing field from authors,” Mowday said. “Writing is hard work. Getting publishing by a reputable firm and selling books is harder work. I take great satisfaction in helping authors navigate the publishing process. Authors are taken advantage of by unscrupulous businesses where authors pay vast sums of money and receive little real help. Just this week I talked with an author who wanted guidance on how to get a book written and published.”

All of Mowday’s services, his books and his background can be seen on his website, www.mowday.com.

Mowday’s link to journalism goes back to the Civil War where an ancestor served in the 61^st New York Volunteers and wrote for the New York Sunday Mercury. “I remember my grandmother giving me copies of those stories. Of course I still have them. That’s the starting point of my career.”

Mowday’s books on history include September 11, 1777: Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia. “I was dismayed to discover no book was written on Brandywine at the time. I spent five years researching, including a trip to London, on the subject. I was recently asked to contribute to a great book, Reporting The American Revolution: Before It Was History It Was News, on the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. The book has recently been named one of the 100 best books ever written on the American Revolution. It was a great honor to be part of the book.”

Mowday’s latest book is J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg, just released by Schiffer Publishing of Atglen. The book details the largest private collection of Gettysburg artifacts and the Wert family. He has also written another book on Gettysburg, Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story, published by Barricade books. Mowday is working on a third book about Gettysburg with renowned Chadds Ford artist Karl Kuerner.

“I do a number of talks on my books and take part in a number of book signings during the year,” Mowday said. “This is a great joy. I meet people interested in our history. I usually learn a lot from those conversations.”

Mowday’s speaking engagements are listed on www.mowday.com. Those wishing to book Mowday for a talk or a private tour of either the Brandywine or Gettysburg battlefields should contact him at mowday@mowday.com.

 

 

 

September 5, 2017

      DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County author Bruce Mowday will be one of the featured speakers at the 240^th anniversary event of the Battle of Brandywine.

“I was so pleased that I was asked to give a talk during the re-enactment, Battle of Brandywine on Hallowed Ground. This will be a great event that commemorates an important moment in our history,” Mowday said. Mowday authored the book September 11, 1777: Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia and contributed an article on Brandywine and Germantown to the book Reporting The Revolutionary War: Before It Was History It Was News. The book was recently named one of the top 100 books ever written on the Revolution.

The event will take place in Birmingham Township on September 16 and 17 at Sandy Hollow. Bruce is tentatively scheduled to speak at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. For more information see www.Brandywine2017.org. Mowday will have his books for purchase and will be available to talk about his books during the two-day event.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network, Hollywood and Beyond, and Philadelphia and local television shows. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. For more information on Mowday, his books and his schedule of events, see www.mowday.com.

Mowday is appearing at a number of events this month and will be signing all of his books, including a new marketing guide for authors and artists released this month by Barricade Books of New York. The book is Selling Your Book: A Step By Step Guide For Promoting And Selling Your Book.

      On September 9 and 10 Bruce will take part in Chadds Ford Days at the Chadds Ford Historical Society between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bruce will also be at the Paoli Battlefield Remembrance Day event on September 23 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in Malvern, the Downingtown Fall Fest on September 24 in Downingtown from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and the Community Day event on October 1 at the Oakbourne Mansion in Westtown beginning at 10:00 a.m.

“September is always a busy month with many wonderful festivals,” Mowday said. “This is an opportunity for me to meet and talk with people interested in our history.”

Mowday is also giving three book talks this month. He will talk about the battle of Brandywine at the Hockessin Library on September 13 at 7:00 p.m., he will talk about his book Jailing The Johnston Gang at Shannondale in Montgomery County at 7:30 p.m. on September 26 and he will be talking about his Chester County murder mystery book, First Date Homicides, at the West Chester Sunrise Rotary at 7:00 a.m. on September 27.

 

 

July 27, 2017

            This week I’ve received two e-mails with comments from my recent talks at the Let Freedom Ring event on July 4 and my tour and talk on the Brandywine battlefield in connection with the National Park Service’s Summer Teachers Institute.

I enjoy talking about our nation’s history and I was pleased with such positive feedback.

Some of the comments include:

∙ Dear Bruce:  I just ran into someone today who attended the “Let Freedom Ring” event.  She told me how much she enjoyed your presentation.  Thanks again for making our first event so successful!

∙ I want to thank you for your tour of Brandywine Battlefield on July 10 for our Summer Teachers Institute.  I wanted to get the teacher’s comments to you, so you would know how pleased they were with your work. They were asked to name the most memorable thing from each day’s activities.

∙I got a lot out of being able to picture the landscape of the war and where things actually occurred.

∙ Speaking and learning about Brandywine from Bruce.  He was very articulate and I learned a lot from him.

∙ Touring with Bruce & listening to his stories about people.

∙ To be able to walk on part of the battlefield and walk in a small part of what the soldier’s did left an impact on me.

∙ The best part was meeting Bruce Mowday and Justin Clement.  It was very nice to hear them speak directly about their work.  Also Bruce going with us on the bus and sharing his knowledge of the battle and the time period.

∙ Driving around Brandywine Battlefield and Bruce’s presentation.

∙ Having Bruce talk to us and then take us over parts of the battle area was most helpful in understanding the battle.  The best stop was the township park.

∙ In the case of Brandywine I think driving around to various locations was helpful 1) the battlefield park is so small one might erroneously assume that all there is and 2) it really puts into perspective how history can be “forgotten” when everything gets developed (housing, etc.)  The session at Sandy hollow was helpful – Nathanael Greene is one of my favorites and I didn’t realize what a major role he played at warding off the British at the end of the battle.

∙ Standing on the Sandy Hollow Battlefield and understanding better the logistics of Sept. 11, 1777.

 ∙ Discussion of troop movements of battlefield sites by Bruce Mowday.

∙ Understanding the movement of troops along the Brandywine as explained by Bruce.  The Birmingham Cemetery and its monuments dedicated to Sept. 11, 1777 conveyed the significance of the battle.

∙ Touring the battlefield w/the guide’s stories.  Helped to make it more personal & relatable, rather than simply formation and tactics.  I appreciated how he would admit when he wasn’t sure of something, and gave us ideas for primary sources.

∙ Hearing about the significance of the battle – that though the battle was lost, it was significant in winning the war.

∙ Bruce was a good speaker and very knowledgeable about the topic.

 

 

May 15, 2017

Chester County author Bruce Mowday

is featured speaker at two upcoming

Civil War weekend events

Kempton Civil War days take place May 20 and 21

Southern Lancaster County’s Living History encampment is June 23, 24, 25

DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County author Bruce Mowday is a featured speaker at the upcoming Kempton Civil War Days and the Southern Lancaster County Historical Society’s annual Civil War Living History encampment.

The Kempton event talks place on May 20 and 21 at the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad, 42 Community Center Drive, Kempton. The event is sponsored by Albany Township Historical Society, Kempton Community Center, and WK&S Railroad.

Mowday will be talking about his books on Fort Delaware, Unlikely Allies, and Gettysburg, Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story. His presentations are scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 21.

The Kempton event provides visitors a chance to ride a train while experiencing the Civil War through the memories of the soldiers, spies and politicians who lived during the 1800s. Other events during the Civil War Days include history brought to life by the Damn Dutch and recognition of the Civil War veterans from the local area. For more information, see http://www.kemptontrain.com/kempton-civil-war-days/.

The Southern Chester County Civil War event will take place at the Robert Fulton Birthplace Museum and Garden, Quarryville. Demonstrations, encampments and President Lincoln and General Grant experts will give talks. For more information see, http://www.southernlancasterhistory.org/.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network and Philadelphia and local television shows. He is a contributing editor with Business 2 Business magazine. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. For more information on Mowday, his books and his schedule of events, see www.mowday.com.

Mowday has a number of talks and signings in the coming week, including three on his new book First Date Homicides. On May 16 at Freedom Village, Coatesville, at 11:30 a.m. Mowday will speak before the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. On May 24 Mowday will speak at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop at 7:00 p.m. On June 6 Mowday will be at the Oxford Library at 6:30 p.m.

Copies of First Date Homicides can be obtained from Mowday by emailing him at mowday@mowday.com. The book costs $19.95.The book is Mowday’s only work of fiction depicting a Chester County murder mystery but a vast majority of the book is true and outlines Christian genocide across the world.

On June 1 Mowday will give a talk on Chester County and American Revolution at the Chester County Historical Society at 6:00 p.m. The talk kicks off the county’s Town Tours and Village Walks program that honors the 240^th anniversary of the Campaign of 1777. Mowday wrote September 11, 1777, the first book on the battle of Brandywine. He also wrote a section of Reporting the Revolution: Before It Was History It Was News. The Reporting the Revolution book was just named one of the 100 best books ever written on the American Revolution.

Mowday will also sign books at the Barnes & Noble, Exton store on June 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. as part of a Father’s Day event. Two other talks will take place for the Elderberries at Simpson Meadows, Downingtown, at noon on Downingtown. On June 20 at the Thorndale Inn at 6:00 Mowday will give a presentation of Jailing The Johnston Gang for the Shriner’s.

Chester County author Bruce E. Mowday’s first work of fiction

           DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County publisher Squire Cheyney Books releases today First Date Homicides, a murder mystery based on facts relating to the Christian genocide and terrorism that is taking place across the globe.

The book is more fact than fiction. The central crimes in Chester County and the Philadelphia area and the characters are fictitious, even though some of the characters have traits of real people. The information about the terrorism and the Christian genocide are real and background crimes used in the book did take place.

“My other books are non-fiction and this book began as one,” author Bruce E. Mowday said. “To try to develop a balanced view of world events, I read many different internet news sites from across the world. I noticed that many acts of terrorism and genocide were taking place in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia that were never reported in the United States. I took notes and read government reports and realized the story had to be told.”

First Date Homicides is available in selected book stores throughout the region, including Chester County Book Outlet, Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and Kathy’s Corner Shop in North East, Maryland. A wider distribution will take place in the coming weeks, according to Squire Cheyney Books.

The cost of the book is $19.95 and signed copies can be obtained from the author by contacting Mowday at mowday@mowday.com.

“Sadly, the subject of the book remains on the front pages of today’s newspapers,” Mowday said. “During the Easter holidays Christians were targeted and killed in Egypt, France and other countries. One of the readers of an advanced copy said the book is ‘very scary since it’s based on fact .. and really gripping.’ Another reader said the book kept them up at night.”

Mowday will give a talk and sign books on May 5 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the West Chester Book Outlet, 967 Paoli Pike, West Chester, 967 Paoli Pike in the Goshen Shopping Center, home to the former Chester County Book Company. A talk on First Date Homicides is scheduled for May 16 before the National Association For Retired Employees in Coatesville at 11:30 a.m. Mowday is also giving a presentation on the book at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop, 6 Clouser Road, Mechanicsburg, at 7:00 p.m. on June 28.

Mowday will also have copies of the book available for his upcoming talks and signings, including Wednesday’s talk on Jim Herr and Life With Flavor at Shannondell at Valley Forge at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday Mowday will be signing books for the Coatesville Parents Music Club at the East Fallowfield Community Park from noon to 4:00 p.m.

May events include a talk on Gettysburg with artist Karl Kuerner at the Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table in West Chester at 7:00 p.m. and the First Friday in West Chester event at the Chester County Historical Society from 6:00 pm. until 8:00 p.m. Mowday will also be signing books at the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund event at the Concord Country Club at 7:00 p.m.

Information on all of Mowday’s books and speaking engagements can be found on his website, www.mowday.com.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network and Philadelphia and local television shows. He is a contributing editor with Business 2 Business magazine. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups.

April 24, 2017

Squire Cheyney Books releases First Date Homicides,

a Chester County murder mystery based on facts

involving the world-wide Christian genocide

Chester County author Bruce E. Mowday’s first work of fiction

           DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County publisher Squire Cheyney Books releases today First Date Homicides, a murder mystery based on facts relating to the Christian genocide and terrorism that is taking place across the globe.

The book is more fact than fiction. The central crimes in Chester County and the Philadelphia area and the characters are fictitious, even though some of the characters have traits of real people. The information about the terrorism and the Christian genocide are real and background crimes used in the book did take place.

“My other books are non-fiction and this book began as one,” author Bruce E. Mowday said. “To try to develop a balanced view of world events, I read many different internet news sites from across the world. I noticed that many acts of terrorism and genocide were taking place in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia that were never reported in the United States. I took notes and read government reports and realized the story had to be told.”

First Date Homicides is available in selected book stores throughout the region, including Chester County Book Outlet, Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop and Kathy’s Corner Shop in North East, Maryland. A wider distribution will take place in the coming weeks, according to Squire Cheyney Books.

The cost of the book is $19.95 and signed copies can be obtained from the author by contacting Mowday at mowday@mowday.com.

“Sadly, the subject of the book remains on the front pages of today’s newspapers,” Mowday said. “During the Easter holidays Christians were targeted and killed in Egypt, France and other countries. One of the readers of an advanced copy said the book is ‘very scary since it’s based on fact .. and really gripping.’ Another reader said the book kept them up at night.”

Mowday will give a talk and sign books on May 5 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the West Chester Book Outlet, 967 Paoli Pike, West Chester, 967 Paoli Pike in the Goshen Shopping Center, home to the former Chester County Book Company. A talk on First Date Homicides is scheduled for May 16 before the National Association For Retired Employees in Coatesville at 11:30 a.m. Mowday is also giving a presentation on the book at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop, 6 Clouser Road, Mechanicsburg, at 7:00 p.m. on June 28.

Mowday will also have copies of the book available for his upcoming talks and signings, including Wednesday’s talk on Jim Herr and Life With Flavor at Shannondell at Valley Forge at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday Mowday will be signing books for the Coatesville Parents Music Club at the East Fallowfield Community Park from noon to 4:00 p.m.

May events include a talk on Gettysburg with artist Karl Kuerner at the Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table in West Chester at 7:00 p.m. and the First Friday in West Chester event at the Chester County Historical Society from 6:00 pm. until 8:00 p.m. Mowday will also be signing books at the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund event at the Concord Country Club at 7:00 p.m.

Information on all of Mowday’s books and speaking engagements can be found on his website, www.mowday.com.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network and Philadelphia and local television shows. He is a contributing editor with Business 2 Business magazine. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups.

April 17, 2017

       

Chester County author Bruce Mowday

takes part in charity events and book signings

Squire Cheyney publishing to release his new book this month

           DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County author Bruce Mowday will have copies of his new book First Date Homicides available for sale when he takes part in charity events, talks and book signings in the coming month.

Squire Cheyney books is scheduled to release First Date Homicides later this month. The book is fiction based on frightening facts. The chilling details of brutal murders of Christians across the globe used in the book come straight from published reports. The book uses a fictionalized murder investigation in Chester County and Philadelphia to tell the genocide story.

“This is my first fiction book but First Date Homicides is more fact than fiction,” Mowday said. “From reading internet newspapers from all over the world for years reporting on the Christian genocide taking place, it was clear the United States media covered only a small fraction of the stories. I wanted to write a book to highlight the issue and thought the fiction setting was the best option.”

Copies of First Date Homicides can be obtained from Mowday by emailing him at mowday@mowday.com. The book costs $19.95.

Mowday is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 15 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network and Philadelphia and local television shows. He is a contributing editor with Business 2 Business magazine. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. For more information on Mowday, his books and his schedule of events, see www.mowday.com.

Mowday is scheduled to talk and sign books at charity and civic events this month, including a Boy Scouts meeting on April 27 in Marshallton. He will talk about Gettysburg and his book Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story. He will sign books at the Cathy Miller Cancer Fund event on May 11 at the Concord Country Club at 7:00 p.m.

On April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Mowday will talk on Jim Herr and his book Life With Flavor at Shannondell at Valley Forge at 7:30 p.m. On April 30 from noon until 4:00 p.m. he will be signing books at the Coatesville Parents Music Club fundraising event at East Fallowfield Community Park. On May 5, Mowday will sign books at the Chester County Historical Society from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. as part of West Chester’s First Friday event.

The Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table is hosting Mowday and renowned artist Karl Kuerner on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. at West Chester Borough Hall. Kuerner and Mowday will preview a series of landscape paintings of Gettysburg and the essays Mowday wrote on Kuerner’s subjects.

“The Civil War Round Table event will be a great way for area residents to see some of Karl’s original paintings,” Mowday said. “They are all based on emotion and should lead to those visiting Gettysburg to see the town and battlefield in a different light.”

 

 

DOWNINGTOWN _ Chester County author Bruce Mowday will speak on his Jailing The Johnston Gang book on Wednesday at a meeting of the Chester County Association for the Blind.

“I’m always glad when a great service organization asks me to give a talk,” Mowday said. “The Johnston gang members were Chester County’s most notorious criminals of all time. I covered their trials as a reporter for the Daily Local News.”

Mowday’s talk at the Honeybrook Golf Club will be on “America’s River Begins in Honey Brook” and is based on Mowday’s Along The Brandywine River book. “You could tell what was happening in America’s early history by the development along the Brandywine,” Mowday said. “Honey Brook is an excellent venue for the talk.”

Next month Mowday will give a presentation at the Honey Brook Women’s Club on March 8. He will be in Reading the next day at a Sons of the American Revolution meeting. He will be talking about his book September 11, 1777: Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia.

Mowday will return to the Honeybrook Golf Club on March 12 at 1:30 p.m. to talk about his book on Richie Ashburn. “Richie is one of the greatest Phillies of all time and we’ll be less than three weeks away from opening day of Major League Baseball when I give the talk,” Mowday said.

Mowday concludes March with a talk on the Brandywine River on March 19 at the East Brandywine Township building at 3:30 p.m. and a Johnston Gang talk at the Caln Historical Society at 2:00 p.m. on March 26.

DOWNINGTOWN _ A new West Chester book released by Arcadia Publishing by father and daughter Bruce and Melissa Mowday is being featured this month on WCHE radio and a number of book talks and signings.

Bruce Mowday and Ray Doyle, one of the photographers contributing to the West Chester book, will take part in the Living History show on WCHE – 1520 AM on Wednesday, November 16 at 1:00 p.m.

The West Chester Rotary on November 10 will hear a presentation by Bruce Mowday on the book and Bruce and Melissa will have the book available at a number of community events, including Thursday’s merchants’ faire at Tel Hai in Honey Brook from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. On Saturday Bruce will be signing books at the Hankin Library, Chester Springs, from 9:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Signed copies of Images of Modern America: West Chester are available from Bruce Mowday by contacting him at mowday@mowday.com. The cost of the book is $22.95. All of Bruce’s books can be seen at www.mowday.com.

Bruce’s other book signings include November 12 at noon at the Sanderson Museum, Chadds Ford; and Kathy’s Corner Store, North East, Md., from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

He will give two talks on his book on the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777: Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia, this month. On November 10 at 10:00 a.m. he will be at the Paoli Hospital Auxiliary event at Hershey’s Mill and on November 15 he will be at the West Caln Historical Society at 7:00 p.m.

Bruce will also be the keynote speaker at the Lower Providence Township fundraiser on November 12 at 9:00 a.m. and will talk about his book on Pickett’s Charge: The Untold Story at the Birdsboro Rotary Club on December 1 at 6:30 p.m. He will give another talk on Pickett’s Charge on December 15 in King of Prussia before a group of retired GE employees.

Citadel Federal Credit Union is hosting two talks, one with author Karol Collins at the Thorndale branch on Friday, November 25, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and the other at the Downingtown branch on December 16 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Bruce’s December schedule includes signings at the Downingtown Library on December 3 from 9:00 a.m. until noon and at Historic Sugartown on December 10 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Chester County Commissioner Chairman Terence Farrell will join Bruce on WCHE’s Living History show on December 7 at 1 p.m. to talk about Pearl Harbor.

He has three Christmas book signings at Barnes & Noble, Exton, and one at Books A Million in Exton Square. On November 26 he will be at BAM from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The Barnes & Noble signings are December 17 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., December 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and December 24 from 10:00 a.m. until noon.

Bruce E. Mowday is an award winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 16 books on history, sports, business and true crime. Mowday has appeared on the Discovery ID channel, C-SPAN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network and Philadelphia and local television shows. He is a contributing editor with Business 2 Business magazine. Mowday has hosted his own radio shows and was chairman of the Chester County Historical Society and president of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. He is a board member of the Valley Forge Park Alliance and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. He is a frequent speaker at various civic and historical groups. For more information on Mowday, his books and his schedule of events, see www.mowday.com.